Dallas_Lady
09-26-2002, 10:33 AM
DH and I stayed at POR from Sept. 18-24
We arrived on Wednesday around 12:45. We gave our bags to luggage service and check in was quick. The lobby was pretty empty so we only waited a few minutes. I did not fax or call the resort with my requests, I noted them on my ressie with CRO. The CM at POR said that he had recieved my requests for a River view room in the mansions and was able to grant them. We'd paid for a King bed room. We were in Magnolia Terrace room 8767. it was on the inside of the "H" on the side that faced the river.
Note: IMO, I would not pay for a water view room at a Moderate. Because you have exterior corridors, you will probably keep your window closed. There is no balcony, you it's not like you can sit out and look over the river. If you want to be near the river, just request it. I don't think it's worth the $10-15 extra.
Now, DH wanted to stay in the bayou, I wanted the formal elegance of the mansions. The mansions were gorgeous! Even he was happy with our decision. Our room was on the second floor. The room size is pretty good. It is not impressive, but very adequate.
Now, onto the room cleanliness. The furniture was a little worn. It was obvious it had been there a long time. The drawer slides had some "issues." Nothing to make me request another room, but, it was noticeable. Also, the room could have used a deep cleaning. All of the day-to-day things were clean. Sinks, toilet, mirrors, bed, etc. But dust had started to collect in the corners and on the tops of the light fixtures. Again, nothing so bad to make me request another room, but I did notice.
We requested to have to sheets and towels changed every day (due to our allergies). Otherwise, they do not change either of these daily, every 3 days she said. Mousekeeping did a good job each day, and we even got towel animals on 2 days. We called and asked for an extra pillow and it was there within 15 minutes.
Now, a pet peeve. The bottom sheet was not a fitted sheet!! :mad: :mad: So, during the night as you toss and turn, the sheet starts to creep back and you wake up sleeping on the bare mattress! I have stayed in a few other places that didn't use fitted sheets either. It annoys me. I am wondering if this is just the case for king beds. Someone will have to confirm.
We only ate at the food court once. The food was good, nothing amazing, but adequate for a food court. We didn't eat a Boatwrights.
We were both very pleased with transportation, but I instantly could see how some people could be annoyed by it. I read on these boards that the best way to get around is to use the first (south) bus stop right outside the fod court. I read that sometimes the bus fills up here and doesn't make its way around the back. Dh wanted to use the bus stop that was right behind our building (east depot), so we did. Every morning, without fail, the main (south) bus stop was the LAST stop. The buses went to the back stops, then to the main stop and then out (no POFQ stop.) There were tons of people waiting at the first bus stop each morning, and many either could not get on or had to stand. Wheras there were very few people who were at the back bus stops and got on easily.
Now, it was different at night. The busses stopped at POFQ and then made their way around POR, stopping at the main bus stop first. Some nights (like after MK fireworks), POFQ and POR didn't share a bus, and the POR bus went south-west-north-east.
Note: We left MK after Spectro and FITS. Bus lines were HORRENDOUS. There were tons of people. The POR bus line was three times as long as the POFQ line. We got in the POFQ line, got off there and walked back to POR. It was about a 10 minute walk to our room. Using our back bus stop technique, we never waited more than 15 minutes for a bus, and always got a seat.
So, during our stay, this is how the busses ran:
Morning: POR west, POR north, POR east, POR south (main)
Evening: POFQ, POR south, POR west, POR north, POR east)
We rode the boat to downtown Disney twice. It's a great ride. We enjoyed that a lot.
Overall, we really enjoyed POR. It is absolutely beautiful, pics do not do it justice.
I took a ton of pics and will be posting them online in the next few days. Please ask me anything you would like!
Here is a link to my POR picture page
http://www.geocities.com/tonyandgiovanna/
We arrived on Wednesday around 12:45. We gave our bags to luggage service and check in was quick. The lobby was pretty empty so we only waited a few minutes. I did not fax or call the resort with my requests, I noted them on my ressie with CRO. The CM at POR said that he had recieved my requests for a River view room in the mansions and was able to grant them. We'd paid for a King bed room. We were in Magnolia Terrace room 8767. it was on the inside of the "H" on the side that faced the river.
Note: IMO, I would not pay for a water view room at a Moderate. Because you have exterior corridors, you will probably keep your window closed. There is no balcony, you it's not like you can sit out and look over the river. If you want to be near the river, just request it. I don't think it's worth the $10-15 extra.
Now, DH wanted to stay in the bayou, I wanted the formal elegance of the mansions. The mansions were gorgeous! Even he was happy with our decision. Our room was on the second floor. The room size is pretty good. It is not impressive, but very adequate.
Now, onto the room cleanliness. The furniture was a little worn. It was obvious it had been there a long time. The drawer slides had some "issues." Nothing to make me request another room, but, it was noticeable. Also, the room could have used a deep cleaning. All of the day-to-day things were clean. Sinks, toilet, mirrors, bed, etc. But dust had started to collect in the corners and on the tops of the light fixtures. Again, nothing so bad to make me request another room, but I did notice.
We requested to have to sheets and towels changed every day (due to our allergies). Otherwise, they do not change either of these daily, every 3 days she said. Mousekeeping did a good job each day, and we even got towel animals on 2 days. We called and asked for an extra pillow and it was there within 15 minutes.
Now, a pet peeve. The bottom sheet was not a fitted sheet!! :mad: :mad: So, during the night as you toss and turn, the sheet starts to creep back and you wake up sleeping on the bare mattress! I have stayed in a few other places that didn't use fitted sheets either. It annoys me. I am wondering if this is just the case for king beds. Someone will have to confirm.
We only ate at the food court once. The food was good, nothing amazing, but adequate for a food court. We didn't eat a Boatwrights.
We were both very pleased with transportation, but I instantly could see how some people could be annoyed by it. I read on these boards that the best way to get around is to use the first (south) bus stop right outside the fod court. I read that sometimes the bus fills up here and doesn't make its way around the back. Dh wanted to use the bus stop that was right behind our building (east depot), so we did. Every morning, without fail, the main (south) bus stop was the LAST stop. The buses went to the back stops, then to the main stop and then out (no POFQ stop.) There were tons of people waiting at the first bus stop each morning, and many either could not get on or had to stand. Wheras there were very few people who were at the back bus stops and got on easily.
Now, it was different at night. The busses stopped at POFQ and then made their way around POR, stopping at the main bus stop first. Some nights (like after MK fireworks), POFQ and POR didn't share a bus, and the POR bus went south-west-north-east.
Note: We left MK after Spectro and FITS. Bus lines were HORRENDOUS. There were tons of people. The POR bus line was three times as long as the POFQ line. We got in the POFQ line, got off there and walked back to POR. It was about a 10 minute walk to our room. Using our back bus stop technique, we never waited more than 15 minutes for a bus, and always got a seat.
So, during our stay, this is how the busses ran:
Morning: POR west, POR north, POR east, POR south (main)
Evening: POFQ, POR south, POR west, POR north, POR east)
We rode the boat to downtown Disney twice. It's a great ride. We enjoyed that a lot.
Overall, we really enjoyed POR. It is absolutely beautiful, pics do not do it justice.
I took a ton of pics and will be posting them online in the next few days. Please ask me anything you would like!
Here is a link to my POR picture page
http://www.geocities.com/tonyandgiovanna/